Billy Wright

Date of birth06 February 1924
Place of birthIronbridge
NationalityEnglish
PositionDefender/Midfielder

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Wolverhampton Wanderers 01 Feb 1941 30 Jun 1959

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1951-52 Football League Inter League 2
1951-52 Rest of the UK Wales 75th Anniversary 1
1955-56 Football League Inter League 2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
19 Feb 1947 Football League v Irish League W 4-2 Inter League
22 Mar 1950 FOOTBALL LEAGUE v SCOTTISH LEAGUE W 3-1 INTER LEAGUE
29 Nov 1950 SCOTTISH LEAGUE v FOOTBALL LEAGUE L 1-0 INTER LEAGUE
04 Apr 1951 LEAGUE OF IRELAND v FOOTBALL LEAGUE W 0-1 INTER LEAGUE
31 Oct 1951 Football League v Scottish League W 2-1 Inter League
26 Mar 1952 IRISH LEAGUE v FOOTBALL LEAGUE W 0-9 INTER LEAGUE
24 Sep 1952 FOOTBALL LEAGUE v IRISH LEAGUE W 7-1 INTER LEAGUE
17 Mar 1953 LEAGUE OF IRELAND v FOOTBALL LEAGUE W 0-2 INTER LEAGUE
25 Mar 1953 Scottish League v Football League L 1-0 Inter League
05 May 1953 DANISH COMBINATION v FOOTBALL LEAGUE W 0-4 INTER LEAGUE
23 Sep 1953 IRISH LEAGUE v FOOTBALL LEAGUE W 0-5 INTER LEAGUE
10 Feb 1954 FOOTBALL LEAGUE v LEAGUE OF IRELAND W 9-1 INTER LEAGUE
28 Apr 1954 Football League v Scottish League W 4-0 Inter League
22 Sep 1954 LEAGUE OF IRELAND v FOOTBALL LEAGUE W 0-6 INTER LEAGUE
20 Oct 1954 FOOTBALL LEAGUE v IRISH LEAGUE W 4-2 INTER LEAGUE
26 Oct 1955 FOOTBALL LEAGUE v SCOTTISH LEAGUE W 4-2 INTER LEAGUE
07 Dec 1955 Football League v League of Ireland W 5-1 Inter League
19 Sep 1956 League of Ireland v Football League D 3-3 Inter League
31 Oct 1956 Football League v Irish League W 3-2 Inter League
13 Mar 1957 SCOTTISH LEAGUE v FOOTBALL LEAGUE L 3-2 INTER LEAGUE
26 Mar 1958 Football League v Scottish League W 4-1 Inter League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1945-46 England Bolton Disaster 1
1945-46 England Victory 4
1946-47 England B v Amateur 1
1946-47 England British Home Championship 3
1946-47 England International Friendly 5
1947-48 England B International 1
1
1947-48 England British Home Championship 3
1947-48 England International Friendly 3
1948-49 England British Home Championship 3
1948-49 England International Friendly 5
1
1949-50 England FIFA World Cup 5
1949-50 England International Friendly 4
1
1950-51 England British Home Championship 2
1
1950-51 England FIFA World Cup 1
1950-51 England International Friendly 1
1951-52 England British Home Championship 3
1951-52 England International Friendly 5
1952-53 England British Home Championship 3
1952-53 England International Friendly 5
1952-53 England Unofficial 1
1953-54 England Anniversary Full 1
1953-54 England FIFA World Cup 6
1953-54 England International Friendly 3
1954-55 England British Home Championship 3
1954-55 England International Friendly 4
1955-56 England British Home Championship 3
1955-56 England International Friendly 6
1956-57 England British Home Championship 3
1956-57 England FIFA World Cup 4
1956-57 England International Friendly 1
1957-58 England British Home Championship 3
1957-58 England FIFA World Cup 4
1957-58 England International Friendly 4
1958-59 England British Home Championship 3
1958-59 England International Friendly 6


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
19 Jan 1946 England v Belgium W 2-0 Victory
13 Apr 1946 Scotland v England L 1-0 Victory
24 Apr 1946 England v Scotland D 2-2 Bolton Disaster
11 May 1946 England v Switzerland W 4-1 Victory
19 May 1946 France v England L 2-1 Victory
28 Sep 1946 Ireland v England W 2-7 British Home Championship
30 Sep 1946 Republic of Ireland v England W 0-1 International Friendly
13 Nov 1946 England v Wales W 3-0 British Home Championship
27 Nov 1946 England v Netherlands W 8-2 International Friendly
12 Apr 1947 England v Scotland D 1-1 British Home Championship
03 May 1947 England v France W 3-0 International Friendly
18 May 1947 Switzerland v England L 1-0 International Friendly
21 May 1947 Switzerland v England D 0-0 B v Amateur
25 May 1947 Portugal v England W 0-10 International Friendly
21 Sep 1947 Belgium v England W 2-5 International Friendly
18 Oct 1947 Wales v England W 0-3 British Home Championship
05 Nov 1947 England v Ireland D 2-2 British Home Championship
19 Nov 1947 England v Sweden W 4-2 International Friendly
10 Apr 1948 Scotland v England W 0-2 British Home Championship
16 May 1948 Italy v England W 0-4 International Friendly
19 May 1948 Switzerland v England W 1-5 B Inter
26 Sep 1948 Denmark v England D 0-0 International Friendly
09 Oct 1948 Ireland v England W 2-6 British Home Championship
10 Nov 1948 England v Wales W 1-0 British Home Championship
02 Dec 1948 England v Switzerland W 6-0 International Friendly
09 Apr 1949 England v Scotland L 1-3 British Home Championship
13 May 1949 Sweden v England L 3-1 International Friendly
18 May 1949 Norway v England W 1-4 International Friendly
22 May 1949 France v England W 1-3 International Friendly
21 Sep 1949 England v Republic of Ireland L 0-2 International Friendly
15 Oct 1949 Wales v England W 1-4 FIFA World Cup Group 1
16 Nov 1949 England v Ireland W 9-2 FIFA World Cup Group 1
30 Nov 1949 England v Italy W 2-0 International Friendly
15 Apr 1950 Scotland v England W 0-1 FIFA World Cup Group 1
14 May 1950 Portugal v England W 3-5 International Friendly
18 May 1950 Belgium v England W 1-4 International Friendly
25 Jun 1950 England v Chile W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group 2
29 Jun 1950 USA v England L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group 2
02 Jul 1950 Spain v England L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group 2
07 Oct 1950 Ireland v England W 1-4 British Home Championship
14 Apr 1951 England v Scotland L 2-3 British Home Championship
09 May 1951 England v Argentina W 2-1 International Friendly
03 Oct 1951 England v France D 2-2 International Friendly
20 Oct 1951 Wales v England D 1-1 British Home Championship
14 Nov 1951 England v Ireland W 2-0 British Home Championship
28 Nov 1951 England v Austria D 2-2 International Friendly
05 Apr 1952 Scotland v England W 1-2 British Home Championship
18 May 1952 Italy v England D 1-1 International Friendly
25 May 1952 Austria v England W 2-3 International Friendly
28 May 1952 Switzerland v England W 0-3 International Friendly
04 Oct 1952 Ireland v England D 2-2 British Home Championship
12 Nov 1952 England v Wales W 5-2 British Home Championship
26 Nov 1952 England v Belgium W 5-0 International Friendly
18 Apr 1953 England v Scotland D 2-2 British Home Championship
14 May 1953 Argentina v England L 3-1 Unofficial
17 May 1953 Argentina v England D 0-0 International Friendly
24 May 1953 Chile v England W 1-2 International Friendly
31 May 1953 Uruguay v England L 2-1 International Friendly
08 Jun 1953 USA v England W 3-6 International Friendly
10 Oct 1953 Wales v England W 1-4 FIFA World Cup Group 3
21 Oct 1953 England v FIFA D 4-4 Anniversary Full
11 Nov 1953 England v Ireland W 3-1 FIFA World Cup Group 3
25 Nov 1953 England v Hungary L 3-6 International Friendly
03 Apr 1954 Scotland v England W 2-4 FIFA World Cup Group 3
16 May 1954 Yugoslavia v England L 1-0 International Friendly
23 May 1954 Hungary v England L 7-1 International Friendly
17 Jun 1954 England v Belgium D 4-4 FIFA World Cup Finals group 4
20 Jun 1954 Switzerland v England W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group 4
26 Jun 1954 Uruguay v England L 4-2 FIFA World Cup Finals quarter-final
02 Oct 1954 Northern Ireland v England W 0-2 British Home Championship
10 Nov 1954 England v Wales W 3-2 British Home Championship
01 Dec 1954 England v West Germany W 3-1 International Friendly
02 Apr 1955 England v Scotland W 7-2 British Home Championship
15 May 1955 France v England L 1-0 International Friendly
18 May 1955 Spain v England D 1-1 International Friendly
22 May 1955 Portugal v England L 3-1 International Friendly
02 Oct 1955 Denmark v England W 1-5 International Friendly
22 Oct 1955 Wales v England L 2-1 British Home Championship
02 Nov 1955 England v Northern Ireland W 3-0 British Home Championship
30 Nov 1955 England v Spain W 4-1 International Friendly
14 Apr 1956 Scotland v England D 1-1 British Home Championship
09 May 1956 England v Brazil W 4-2 International Friendly
16 May 1956 Sweden v England D 0-0 International Friendly
20 May 1956 Finland v England W 1-5 International Friendly
26 May 1956 Germany v England W 1-3 International Friendly
06 Oct 1956 Northern Ireland v England D 1-1 British Home Championship
14 Nov 1956 England v Wales W 3-1 British Home Championship
28 Nov 1956 England v Yugoslavia W 3-0 International Friendly
05 Dec 1956 England v Denmark W 5-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
06 Apr 1957 England v Scotland W 2-1 British Home Championship
08 May 1957 England v Republic of Ireland W 5-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
15 May 1957 Denmark v England W 1-4 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
19 May 1957 Republic of Ireland v England D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
19 Oct 1957 Wales v England W 0-4 British Home Championship
06 Nov 1957 England v Northern Ireland L 2-3 British Home Championship
27 Nov 1957 England v France W 4-0 International Friendly
19 Apr 1958 Scotland v England W 0-4 British Home Championship
07 May 1958 England v Portugal W 2-1 International Friendly
11 May 1958 Yugoslavia v England L 5-0 International Friendly
18 May 1958 USSR v England D 1-1 International Friendly
08 Jun 1958 England v USSR D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group 4
11 Jun 1958 Brazil v England D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Finals group 4
15 Jun 1958 England v Austria D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Finals group 4
17 Jun 1958 USSR v England L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Finals - group 4 play-off
04 Oct 1958 Northern Ireland v England D 3-3 British Home Championship
22 Oct 1958 England v USSR W 5-0 International Friendly
26 Nov 1958 England v Wales D 2-2 British Home Championship
11 Apr 1959 England v Scotland W 1-0 British Home Championship
06 May 1959 England v Italy D 2-2 International Friendly
13 May 1959 Brazil v England L 2-0 International Friendly
17 May 1959 Peru v England L 4-1 International Friendly
24 May 1959 Mexico v England L 2-1 International Friendly
28 May 1959 USA v England W 1-8 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.